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How Did That Happen?

How Did That Happen?

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Have you ever looked at something in society and thought, how did that happen? Whether its dollar stores or islamic radicals this podcast seeks to find the answer of how they came to be and sometimes why? I’m your host Richard Dicks, tune in every Monday!Copyright richard dicks Mundial
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  • Ep. 63 Hawaii

    Ep. 63 Hawaii
    Feb 19 2023
    https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/52783169/download.mp3 The beginning of Hawaii Hawaii is said to have been named after Hawaiʻiloa, the legendary Polynesian navigator who first discovered it. Other accounts attribute the name to the legendary realm of Hawaiki, a place from which some Polynesian people are said to have originated, the place where they transition to in the afterlife, or the realm of the gods and goddesses. View on Napali Coast on Kauai island on Hawaii Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi] or [həˈwɐjʔi]) is a state in the Western United States, about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning 1,500 miles (2,400 km) that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about 750 miles (1,210 km). The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago.  Shaping of the Islands The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanic activity initiated at an undersea magma source called the Hawaiʻi hotspot. The process is continuing to build islands; the tectonic plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean continually moves northwest and the hotspot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes. Because of the hotspot's location, all active land volcanoes are on the southern half of Hawaiʻi Island. The newest volcano, Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Lōʻihi), is south of the coast of Hawaiʻi Island. The last volcanic eruption outside Hawaiʻi Island occurred at Haleakalā on Maui before the late 18th century, possibly hundreds of years earlier. In 1790, Kīlauea exploded; it was the deadliest eruption known to have occurred in the modern era in what is now the United States.Up to 5,405 warriors and their families marching on Kīlauea were killed by the eruption. Volcanic activity and subsequent erosion have created impressive geological features. Hawaii Island has the second-highest point among the world's islands. Human History in Hawaii Based on archaeological evidence, the earliest habitation of the Hawaiian Islands dates to around 1000–1200 CE, probably by Polynesian settlers from the Marquesas Islands. A second wave of migration from Raiatea and Bora Bora took place in the 11th century. The date of the human discovery and habitation of the Hawaiian Islands is the subject of academic debate. Some archaeologists and historians think it was a later wave of immigrants from Tahiti around 1000 CE who introduced a new line of high chiefs, the kapu system, the practice of human sacrifice, and the building of heiau. This later immigration is detailed in Hawaiian mythology (moʻolelo) about Paʻao. Other authors say there is no archaeological or linguistic evidence of a later influx of Tahitian settlers and that Paʻao must be regarded as a myth. The islands' history is marked by a slow, steady growth in population and the size of the chiefdoms, which grew to encompass whole islands.  Local chiefs, called aliʻi, ruled their settlements, and launched wars to extend their influence and defend their communities from predatory rivals. Ancient Hawaiʻi was a caste-based society, much like that of Hindus in India. Population growth was facilitated by ecological and agricultural practices that combined upland agriculture (manuka), ocean fishing (makai), fishponds and gardening systems First Euro Contact Early British influence can be seen in the design of the flag of Hawaiʻi,
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  • BSB #16 Grigori Rasputin

    BSB #16 Grigori Rasputin
    Jan 22 2023
    https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/52480042/download.mp3 Alright, welcome back to another episode of Bite Size Bios, BSB, this week we are gonna learn about Grigori Rasputin. I did not know much about this guy going in.  I knew he was kinda weird looking and that he was connected to Russia. That’s about it. We are gonna dive into the life of a man who was basically Russian royalty for a period of time. Don’t at me.  But before we get to the episode as always since this is a HDTH mini episode we have to talk about last week’s topic. Tattoos. That was also a subject that I knew little about. If you listened to the ep then you know that I don’t have any tattoos.  We found out that tattoos were common in basically all cultures and civilizations and that most of the early ones were used as some form of acupuncture or to help with child birth. The next evolution saw them being used to mark criminals and that is where the criminal aspect of tattoos really begins to take shape. As always if you like what you hear here there is more where that came from over at HDTHappen.com. there you will find episode transcripts as well as work cited. There is also a blog there with interesting articles written by yours truly. Be sure to like and subscribe wherever you listen to this podcast. It helps the pod grow. The goal is to be top 100 history podcast on Apple Podcast! Give us 5 stars if you feel so inclined or if you wanna give us 2 stars and explain why you didn’t  want to give us 5 stars that is fine as well. Early Life Rasputin was born a peasant in the small village of Pokrovskoye, along the Tura River in the Tobolsk Governorate (now Tyumen Oblast) in the Russian Empire. According to official records, he was born on 21 January [ 9 January] 1869 and christened the following day. There are few records of Rasputin's parents. His father, Yefim, was a peasant farmer and church elder who had been born in Pokrovskoye in 1842 and married Rasputin's mother, Anna Parshukova, in 1863.  Yefim (the father) also worked as a government courier, ferrying people and goods between Tobolsk and Tyumen. Although he attended school, Grigori Rasputin remained illiterate, and his reputation for licentiousness (lewd behavior) earned him the surname Rasputin, Russian for “debauched one.” He evidently underwent a religious conversion at age 18, and eventually he went to the monastery at Verkhoture, where he was introduced to the Khlysty (Flagellants) sect.  Rasputin perverted Khlysty beliefs into the doctrine that one was nearest God when feeling “holy passionlessness” and that the best way to reach such a state was through the sexual exhaustion that came after prolonged debauchery. Rasputin did not become a monk. In 1886, Rasputin traveled to Abalak, Russia, some 250 km east-northeast of Tyumenand 2,800 km east of Moscow, where he met a peasant girl named Praskovya Dubrovina. After a courtship of several months, they married in February 1887.  Praskovya remained in Pokrovskoye throughout Rasputin's later travels and rise to prominence and remained devoted to him until his death. The couple had seven children, though only three survived to adulthood: Dmitry (b. 1895), Maria (b. 1898), and Varvara (b. 1900). In the presence of the royal family, Rasputin consistently maintained the posture of a humble and holy peasant. Outside court, however, he soon fell into his former licentioushabits.  By the early 1900s, Rasputin had developed a small circle of followers, primarily family members, and other local peasants, who prayed with him on Sundays and other holy days when he was in Pokrovskoye.  Building a makeshift chapel in Efim's root cellar—Rasputin was still living within his father's household at the time—the group held secret prayer meetings there. These meetings were the subject of some suspicion and hostility from the village priest and other villagers.
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  • Ep. 49 Signatures

    Ep. 49 Signatures
    Nov 14 2022
    https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51881162/download.mp3 The traditional function of a signature is to permanently affix to a document a person's uniquely personal, undeniable self-identification as physical evidence of that person's personal witness and certification of the content of all, or a specified part, of the document. The reason a signature exists is important. It’s another thing that ties civilization together and provides order to society but its origin is not linear.  The First Signatures The Sumerians invented the earliest signature which wasn’t a signature at all. It was a seal. Typically, these seals were attached to a small round cylinder about one inch in length and would be pressed into wet clay. The Sumerians are one of the earliest known civilizations. They existed about 5,000 years ago. Sumer is in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia which is present day Iraq. Recently, what is considered the oldest signature in history was sold at auction and it was said to have come from this place and time. This “signature” has been interpreted by experts as spelling “Kushim.” Since very few were literate in ancient Sumeria, this individual was likely a government scribe and the object itself a record kept for administration purposes.  It has been generally accepted that Kushim spells a personal name, but some have speculated that it is an official title. The signature Kushim is believed to be the earliest example of an autograph.  The Daily Mail reports that the name “Kushim is known from 17 other tablets and in some of those addressed as ‘Sanga’ or temple administrator.” The clay tablet reads “29,086 measures barley 37 months Kushim.” It appears to be a receipt for barley that was the main ingredient in Sumerian beer. This clay tablet is another illustrative example of how writing emerged from practical needs. There are several markings on the object that seem to show how beer was produced at a temple in Mesopotamia in 3100 BC. Some images appear to show grains and jars and the process of brewing.  The tablet apparently depicts or details the entire process, from the building of the brewery to the transportation of the beverage in jars. Signatures on written transactions have been customary in Jewish communities since about the second century and among Muslims since the Hegira (the migration of Muhammad and his followers to Medina) in 622 One popular way to create these impressions was to press a signet ring into beeswax.  Signet rings themselves were also used as validation: A king might, for example, dispatch a herald bearing an oral message to a foreign power, and give him the royal signet ring so that the message’s recipient would be confident of its origin. Stamps/Japanese Hankos Hanko/inkan (used interchangeably) is a carved stamp that can be used in any situation where an individual, or an individual on behalf of a company, might otherwise use a signature or initials.  Signing contracts, doing your banking (at a bank) or receiving a parcel are just three such cases’ Hanko’s came over to Japan from China via the Silk Road about 2000 years ago. They originated in Mesopotamia but were made a little differently then. The first evidence of writing in Japan was of a hanko that dates back to 57 CE. It was made of solid gold and was given to the ruler of Nakoku (a state which was located in and around modern-day Fukuoka City), by Emperor Guangwu of Han. The seal is known as ‘King of Na gold seal’. The idea of Stamps as signatures dates back to 5500 BCE in the Middle East where it was used as personal symbols engraved on stones, clay, wood and shells.  It all began when cattle farmers wanted to brand their livestock. People soon followed suit using the same method to identify their personal property. Hanko eventually found its way to Europe then to Asia. There are 3 types of hankos:
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